The first thing I do when I get up in the morning and sometimes during the night if I wake up and can’t go back to sleep, is to head to my computer to check out who is perusing my website, as well as to see what is new on social media in the arena of animals rights and advocacy. Thank heaven my office is next to our bedroom, so no danger of stubbing my toe on a piece of …
I woke up the morning of the anti speciesist vigil at a chicken slaughterhouse determined to go, but feeling emotionally low, almost bereft. I can get that way sometimes, especially knowing what I know about the enslavement of other species by humans. I try now just to accept the sadness and ride it out till it dissipates, like a fog receding into the warming and trying to be sunny air. It was cold out, a mere three degrees Centigrade (37.4 …
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that the upcoming Canadian Thanksgiving on Monday, October 12th and the American Thanksgiving on November 26th are North American traditions based on the history of the settlers, explorers, pilgrims who came to (invaded) this continent centuries ago. The Canadian tradition dates back to 1578, while the American one to 1621. Both modern day traditions celebrate the bringing in of the harvest. For the sake of clarity, I …
